1. In the last month, severe patients test sent to the National Institute of Virology has increased 100 percent. This test was to confirm H1N1 infection.
2. The infection rate has increased to 25% from 15 to 20% worldwide. This means the strain is improving its survival chances.
3. If you increase the infection rate in the US by five or ten percent, that adds up to thirty million more people catching the virus per wave of activity.
4. Pune is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. About thirty-six percent of the people in the state live there. However, about 55% of the 300 deaths in the state come from Pune. Clearly, the D225G strain is strong in the area.
5. D225G has a low reactor response to the vaccine. This means the vaccine will probably not work against the new strain.
6. A few days ago, the secretary of state in Romania said the H1N1 Fatality rate has increased from 0.1% to 1.32%. A 1% increase in the death rate worldwide could involve up to thirty-five million people.
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This kind of thing is starting to pop up in different parts of the world. The D225G is causing the problem.
Mandeep Chadha, deputy director of NIV talked about the 3 out of 3 D225G deaths (100% CFR). “We didn’t see any change in the genetic make-up of the virus after that. Of the three patients, two were from pune and one from Nashik. The mutation was detected in the haemagglutinin (HA) region of the virus’ gene.”
The above facts link the D225G with more severe cases. Also, it means that D225G is getting a higher % share of the H1N1 flu.
In the beginning of the pandemic, all eyes were on the mutation of the germ. At first, the virus did not change much. Now it is changing quickly to survive. Many people are immune to it due to catching it before. Also, the flu vaccine has made lots of people immune. The new mutation could help the germ spread. The virus’s reason for existence is to infect host. It must infect fresh host to survive or die.
Since the H1N1 share many traits with its mother the record-breaking 1918 Spanish flu, it would be smart to prepare.
Natural selection would cause the D225G mutation to show up more and more times.
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Resources and more information:
1. The Times of India
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